Free Stroke Rehabilitation Pilot Project

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March 14 - 24, 2016

9 classes / 2 hours each

This pilot project is for adults who have survived a stroke who would like to improve mobility and independence.

The goal of the free Stroke Pilot Project is to look at the quality of life (QOL) of stroke survivor’s pre-during-post Conductive Education. All participants in the pilot project will be required to fill in a QOL survey before the intensive, at the end of the intensive and 3 months post intensive. This will assist us look at how Conductive Education can help improve people’s independence and the transfer of learnt skills into the home.

Eligibility criteria:

The program is open to adults (18+) who have survived a stroke and who are interested in improving their independence and mobility.

Candidates must be currently able to weight bear and transfer with minimal assistance.

Candidates must be able to use washroom independently or bring a caregiver to help with activities of daily living.

For the pilot project we are looking for stroke survivors that have not attended Conductive Education before and that are in good health (no medical conditions that would restrict them from participating fully in the classes).